27 December 2008

KUKA Robotics (Keller und Knappich Augsburg) is a German company that is the world's leading manufacturer of industrial robots and automation systems. KUKA's robots are used mainly by the big automotive companies, they do welding, assembly, cutting, polishing, and everything else.KUKA Industrial Robot Papercraft

Mantine is a water Pokemon that is the evolved form of the Mantyke, it's popularly depicted as a dark blue manta ray with huge wings on its body and a Remoraid attached on its underside. With the help of its huge wings and enough speed, it can briefly hover above water. This Mantine papercraft does not include the Remoraid.

Toxin (aka Patrick 'Paddy' Mulligan) is a superhero crime fighter in the Marvel Comics universe. He's a symbiote known for his blood-red & blue skin and tentacled appendages. Toxin's strength is greater than that of Carnage and Venom combined. This Toxin papercraft is over 7 inches tall when completed. It would have been better if it was in aggresive mode (popular depiction), where it has the big fangs, claw-like hands and tendrils hanging.

26 December 2008

Takarabune is a phantom treasure ship that sails every New Year's Day into port bringing good fortune to those who see it. It is part of Japanese mythology and folklore. This Takarabune papercraft depicts the phantom ship carrying the Seven Gods of Fortune (aka Seven Lucky Gods) on board, having this on your home is considered as a good luck charm. The seven Gods on the ship are: Ebisu (God of Fishermen), Daikokuten (God of Wealth), Bishmonten (God of Warriors), Benzaiten (Goddess of Knowledge), Fukurokuju (God of Happiness), Hotei (God of Abundance), and Jurojin (God of Wisdom).

Fairies the magical creatures that frequently appear in the Legend of Zelda video game series, they are popularly depicted as glowing orbs with wings. This particular fairy papercraft is of another type, it has a humanoid form (young female) to it and holds a wand of some sort.

A mini version of Magneto's helmet is the next up on Action Papercrafts list, Marvel Comics explains the helmet as being made with the same metal as Charles Xaviers "Cerebro" rendering telephatic attacks harmless. This one also comes with its own stand for display purposes.

The Toco Toucan is the largest species in the toucan family, it is also the most widely known. Its plumage consists of a deeply colored black body, white chest and throat, and a mixture of white and red on its undertail. It's most striking feature is its huge bill, which is of yellow-orange or red-oragne color. Toco toucans live in the tropical rainforests of South America. This Toco Toucan papercraft was made by designer Ikuo Anazawa, who has created a ton of bird paper models for Canon's Creative Park.

25 December 2008

One of this years biggest hits was the vampire love story Twilight, it was based on a 4-part novel series (aka Twilight series) by author Stephenie Meyer. Paper Replika has created these Twilight papercraft books based on the hardcover box set of all four books in the series.

Tonton's Cat Army Papercraft Series has added something new to their arsenal, this is the mini Radar Plane papercraft based on an actual E-2C Hawkeye military aircraft. It's an all-weather, aircraft carrier-based, early warning radar aircraft.

Here's a Dr. Doom papercraft mask (mini) from Action Papercrafts, its a prelude to the fullsize version, expect that one to be released anytime soon. This Dr. Doom papercraft mask comes with his green hood and a paper stand.

The Block Worm is a string of green blocks forming a worm / snake creature found in castles in the Super Mario video game series. Can't find a proper name for it, some sites refer to it as a Block Snake and the designer calls it a Block Worm, we'll stick with that for now.Super Mario - Block Worm Papercraft [LegoMyFoot]

24 December 2008

So close to Christmas day, everybody's dropping off their presents today and this one is from designer Chamoo232. From the Final Fantasy IX video game, Garnet is the main heroine of the game and Princess of Alexandria. She's a white mage that doubles as a summoner (Eidolons).

The Spirit (aka Denny Colt) was a masked crime-fighter / comic book superhero created by Will-Eisner. It first came out during the 1940's as a comic book insert for a Sunday newspaper. It so happens that this one is on time for Frank Miller's film adaptation "The Spirit", coming out tomorrow (Christmas Day), download the pattern and make sure to see the movie.Retro Superhero - The Spirit Papercraft

The Japanese sea nettle (aka Pacific sea nettle) is one of the common large stinging jellyfish found in the Pacific Ocean. It's a bell-shaped invertebrate that is semi-transparent. The Japanese sea nettle's sting is rated as moderate-to-severe, deadly to small sea animals but harmless to humans (unless you have an allergic reaction to it). You can neutralized the sting by pouring some vinegar on the affected area.Japanese Sea Nettle - Jellyfish Papercraft [epson]

23 December 2008

Kabutops is a rock/water type Pokemon that is the evolved form of the Kabuto. It's a biped that has scythes for hands and hard shell for a body. It moves extremely fast underwater when it tucks in its limbs. It is related to the trilobyte.Pokemon - Kabutops Papercraft

This is the latest from designer KK, an SD Raider Gundam papercraft (GAT-X370). Based on the Gundam SEED series, the impressive and dark Raider Gundam can transform from its regular Mobile Suit mode into a mobile armor/flight mode. Includes the dual 52mm hyper velocity shield cannon.

It's now available, download ASAP!

This one is not available yet, but it will be in a few days. The designer wanted to give us an advance notice that the patterns will be available / released (I'm guessing it would be grouped by body part) between December 24 - 31 (JST). So bookmark the link and don't forget to check back on those days. Good luck.GAT-X370 SD Raider Gundam Papercraft [kk]

This Flan papercraft is based on an enemy creature in the Final Fantasy IX video game, it's one of the monsters residing in the Ice Cave. It uses the Blizzard and Head Attack as its main weapon. Flan's are ice elementals and is therefore weak against fire. You can get potions, ores, and phoenix downs from them.Final Fantasy IX - Flan Papercraft [chamoo232]

A very generous Christmas present from 'Fold 4 World', its a group of house papercrafts with a calendar printed on the front. Twelve house papercrafts in all, four different house designs with three colors each. Available for download only until Jan. 5, 2009 - so get it asap.

22 December 2008

HO! HO! HO!, he's here! Santa Claus (aka Jolly Old St. Nick, Father Christmas, Kriss Kringle, St. Nicholas, etc.) the legendary patron saint of children who brings presents to children at Christmas time has finally arrived.

Deadpool is a character from the Marvel Comics universe and is portrayed as a mercinary / antihero. He's a wisecrack by nature which gave him the nickname "Merc with a Mouth". As part of the Weapon X program, Deadpool has also gained the regenerative healing ability similar to that popular Marvel superhero that has a movie coming out next year(Wolverine). This Deadpool papercraft stands a foot tall with 14 pages for the pattern and another 3 for a matching stand.

A very Merry Christmas from Relax Bear and the gang (Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, & Kiiroitori). They're decked out in their winter costumes and ready to have fun, with their pink cone party hats and reindeer antlers on, gift giving is surely going to be a blast.Relax Bear Papercraft - Merry Christmas [kuma0rila]

I've been following the progress of this one for a few weeks now and I'm happy to say that it's finally finished and ready to be downloaded. It's the SD Terminator papercraft (T-800 aka Arnie) from designer Shunichi Makino. The parts include an alternate for the head, one with Arnie and his shades and the other without it. This is the second paper model under their Deformed series. Just follow the link below for to get the 4 page pattern (including instructions).

21 December 2008

Only a few days left til' Christmas, but that's plenty enough to finish this cute and fun reindeer papercraft from Creaturekebab and hang it on your X-mas tree. It's called Frankie the Reindeer and it's accompanied by another papercraft named Byorkie the Snow Bear (if you prefer bears).

The Nutcracker is one of the most popular ballet performed during the Christmas season. It is based on an early 1800's story titled "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.T.A Hoffmann. This Nutcracker papercraft is based on one of the characters in that story, he is the Nutcracker Doll who was brought to life by Uncle Drosselmeyer (toy maker) and leads the other toy soldiers into battle against the evil and scary Rat King.

And so we've come to the last part of Yamaha papercraft's Four Seasons series (Winter), this one is about the "Kotatsu" - a Japanese low table with an electric heater unit underneath and a table top. You put a blanket between these two components so that it drapes down to the ground, then you stick your legs in to keep it warm. This particular scene has a cat (neko) on top of the kotatsu and enjoying its warmth.